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Kage No Gundan

So, about that infamous ninja football battle…
29 Jan 2019

So, about that infamous ninja football battle…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

Kage no Gundan (aka Shadow Warriors) is one of the most famous, and prolific, properties in ninja media history. The Sonny Chiba TV show was the shinobi Magnum PI — a smash hit that lasted several seasons and defined TV … Continued

Eiichi Kudo, Kage No Gundan, KAGE NO GUNDAN: HATTORI HANZO, Shadow Warriors
8 Aug 2012

More shadowy marketing

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV | 0

Here’s a vintage theater flyer sport an ad on the back for the 1979/1980 Eichi Kudo strangeness Kage no Gundan: Hattori Hanzo. I’d have been more convinced to see this film by this flyer image than I would have been by … Continued

Eichi Kudo, Kage No Gundan
8 Aug 2010

Chiba as Hanzo by Marusan

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 3 - Toys and Merch | 1

Retro-styled like a kid’s vinyl toy from the 60’s, this 10″ figure of Sonny Chiba as Hattori Hanzo from Kage No Gundan (aka Shadow Warriors) is absolutely BOSS! I’m not a big fan of boutique vinyl and the high-end collector … Continued

Hattori Hanzo, Kage No Gundan, Marusan, Sonny Chiba, vinyl

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